North Fork CDC Regular Board Meeting Minutes

North Fork Community Development Council, Inc.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 26, 2007
North Fork Mill Site, North Fork, CA

Last Month's Minutes

President Chuck Borden opened the regular November 2007 meeting of the North Fork Community Development Council at 5:33 with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The new officers were elected as follows:

• Chuck Borden was nominated for President by Steve Christianson, seconded by Maryann McGovran. Elected on a vote of 7/0/1

Richard Hancock announced he will resign after this meeting.

• Maryann McGovran was nominated for Vice President by Mary Proper, seconded by Sandy Chaille. Elected 7/0/1
• Stuart Pincus was nominated for Secretary by Chuck Borden, seconded by Steve Christianson. Elected 6/2/0
• Gerrit Allen was nominated for Treasurer by Chuck Borden, seconded by Steve Christianson. Elected 6.1.1.

Jeff Wolpert from Grubb & Ellis made a presentation to the Board about the mill site, passing out his marketing information to both the Board and the audience. The listing can also be seen at http://www.pearsonrealty.com. There will be an article in the Fresno Business Journal. At present there are no offers for the site but he has talked with a Brownsfield engineering firm. He also has talked with Marc Mandel from Crossroads. Jeff mentioned that the site is desirable for a mixed use but that 25 parcels are not economically feasible. The site is now two parcels. Jeff also mentioned that a joint venture with the CDC and a developer would be possible.

Public Comment: minimal

Organizational Reports:

• Maryann reported that the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians casino project is moving ahead. There is one Tribal Citizen house occupied behind the market. Tribal Council has moved from the administration building into the building that used to house the Chamber and the Fire Safe Council.
• Sandy said that the North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will have a booth at the Christmas Bazaar. There will be a flu shot clinic held in the parking lot at North Fork Market. They are pleased with the progress to date on the new fire station.
• Mary said that the North Fork Women’s Club will be offering breakfast burritos and lunch at the Christmas Bazaar. They will also have two tables of arts and crafts, and are helping with the cookies for the Children’s Christmas party following the Christmas parade. They will also be helping with the pictures with Santa at the CDC office from 9 a.m. on December 1 and 9.
• Stuart said that North Fork School had received a donation of $300 from the North Fork Women’s Club. The garden is doing great. Students are making money.
• Steve talked about the North Fork Chamber of Commerce not having a meeting in December. Christmas lights are on downtown.
• Joanne said the North Fork Arts Council will have a table at the Christmas Bazaar. Their annual meeting/Christmas party will be on December 12.

Minutes:

• Following a motion by Gerrit, second by Maryann, the minutes of the special meeting held on October 26 were accepted with corrections. 7/0/2

• Following a motion by Mary Proper, second by Gerrit, the minutes of the October 29 regular meeting were accepted with corrections. 8/0/1
• Following a motion by Mary, second by Sandy, the minutes of the November 15 regular meeting were accepted with corrections. 7/0/2

Treasurer’s Report:
Mary pointed out that money from the 240 grant would be available to pay off debts. Bills to be paid were approved by the Board following a recommendation from Mary.

Grant Administrator Report:

• Jill said that the money from the 240 grant would be available soon.
• The status of the 250 grant has been slowed down by the County’s re-engineering. Greg Farley is moving forward.
• The 11 grant for asbestos removal on Kiln B is ready to start.
• The Brownsfield clean-up loan is moving at the County’s page.

Consent Agenda: none

Discussion and Action items:

a. Election of Council members: There were no prospects present. Chuck moved to have the election held at the annual meeting this coming March. After a second by Joanne, the item carried. 7/0/2
b. Management Board election: Maryann moved that the present officers be the Management Board. This was seconded by Joanne and passed 9/0/0.
c. Nomination of vacant Board seats: Mary moved to hold this for the annual meeting in March. Second by Steve. Passed 9/0/0
d. Recorder: It was moved by Mary, seconded by Steve, to hire someone to record the minutes. Passed 8/0/0
e. December meeting: It was suggested to move the December meeting to January 10. Maryann moved that we go dark in December. Mary seconded. Passed 8/0/0
f. Membership meeting: Maryann moved to hold our annual membership meeting in January. There was discussion. Maryann restated her motion to move the annual membership meeting to early March. Mary seconded. Passed 8/0/0
g. Legal Assistance: It was moved by Steve, seconded by Mary, to have the management board responsible for legal matters for the CDC. Passed 8/0/0
h. Art Gallery Lease: Sandy moved to set the lease for the office at $1.20 per square foot for all leases except the Yosemite/Sequoia Resource & Conservation District, Steve Parks and Elissa Brown, and the lessee’s would share the conference room at no cost. Seconded by Richard. Steve abstained. The vote was 3/0/2 with Richard, Sandy and Joanne in favor and Maryann and Mary abstaining. Consideration of the time period and other conditions of the lease were referred to the management committee along with the possibility of an irregularity in the vote. Steve did not participate.
i. Rental/sale of CDC trailer: Steve moved and Maryann seconded that we sell the trailer for $1,000,000. Passed 6/0/0

Closed Session: On motion by Maryanne with a second by Steve, the body moved to closed session at 8:26.

Open Session: The body returned to open session at 8:45. Maryann moved that we ask Tom Wheeler and John Anderson for assistance with ongoing legal matters. This was seconded by Steve. Passed 5/0/0

Richard Hancock announced that he was retiring from the Board. On behalf of the Board, his resignation was accepted by Chuck. Richard was thanked for his years of donated work for the CDC.

There being no further business to come before the body, Maryann moved to adjourn. It was seconded by Sandy and passed 5/0/0. The meeting adjourned at 8:47.

Typed by Volney Dunavan
Recorder

NOTE OF POSSIBLE FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS:
Steve Cook
Rick McQueen
Steve Mitchell